https://youtu.be/uUMh2Ztznjs #learningisfun #englishgrammar Tenses | Introduction | Simple Present Tense | Lesson 1 Prajnaparamita Bhowmik Tenses and Aspects of Verb 1. Why do we use it? 2. Classification 3. Indefinite/simple aspect of present tense 4. Where do we use it? 5. How to write a correct sentence using a simple present form of verbs? To know about the categories of English sentences and how to write them properly, please click the below mentioned link https://youtu.be/sCV0GuYTy4Q For more knowledge about pronoun, please click below mentioned link. https://youtu.be/F83hNk9-zY8 For more knowledge about articles, please click below mentioned link https://youtu.be/rmTTH-2ONEw

1. Tenses & Aspects of Verb
1) Why do we use it?
2) Classification
3) Indefinite/simple aspect of
present tense
4) Where do we use it?
5) How to write a correct sentence
using a simple present form of
verbs?

2. A very hungry caterpillar

3. A very hungry caterpillar

4. He ate an apple yesterday.

5. He eats a banana today.

6. He is very tired now. He
builds a cocoon to sleep.
He is dreaming now.
I will be a
butterfly
soon.
I will eat
nectar from
flower.

7. He ate an apple yesterday.
He eats a banana today.
I will eat nectar from flower.
ate
eats
will eat

8. yesterday
today
soon (a short
time after now)
ate
eats
will eat
Look at the time frame.

9. Past FuturePresent
Tense
I played football
yesterday.
I play badminton
today.
He will play kabadi
next day.

10. Tense and Aspect
Tense Refers to the time frame.
Refers to the nature of action
described by verb.
Aspect
They run everyday.
They are running now.
run everyday
running now

11. Based on aspect or nature of action, tense of a
verb falls into 4 categories.
Indefinite/Simple
Progressive/Continuous
Perfect
Perfect continuous

12. Indefinite/simple present
Facts , General Truths, Habits, Regular action.
Use s/es after verb when the subject is 3rd
person singular number
Use base verb when subject is “I, you, we, they”

13. Indefinite/simple present
The sun rises in the east.
He reads a book.
The girl swims every morning.
The postman delivers letter.
facts
general
truths
habits
regualar
action

14. Indefinite/simple present structure
Affirmative I /You /We/They
(Subject + v1 form)
say/wash/go
He/She
(Subject + v1-s/es form)
says/washes/goes
Negative I/You/We/They
(Subject + don’t + v1
form)
don’t say/wash/go
He/She
(Subject + doesn’t + v1
form)
doesn’t say/wash/go
Question Do I/You/We/They
(Do + Subject ?)
say?/wash?/go?
Be verb in simple present tense – am, is, are
I am happy. I am not happy. Am I happy?
You/they/we are hungry. You/they/we are not hungry.
Are you/they/we hungry?
He/she is happy. He/she is not happy. Is he/she
happy?

15. Indefinite/simple present
Let’s try
helps
sleep
goes
go
like

16. Indefinite/simple present
Let’s try
cleans
doesn’t clean
sleeps
doesn’t sleep
tells
doesn’t tell

17. Indefinite/simple present
Let’s try
need
want
play
like

18. 1. Subject + v1
2. Subject + v1-s/es
3. Subject + don’t +
v1
4. Subject + doesn’t
+ v1
5. Do + subject + v1
6. Does + subject +
v1